Letters: November 5

Don't gamble on Romney

I am 72, which makes me an old, white, Southern, male voter. So why am I supporting Barack Obama for another term? Because I am scared to death of electing another riverboat gambler like George W. Bush to start endless wars and destroy our economy.

Mitt Romney has surrounded himself with Bush foreign affairs advisers. How can that be a good thing? Saber rattling and demagoguery are not a substitute for steady and firm policies.

At home, the economy is improving slowly but surely. Look at the Dow-Jones. Look at housing prices and new construction.

"Trickle down" was a failure under Reagan and a disaster under George W., so why on earth would we want to try it again? From tax cuts for the rich to cutting our Social Security and Medicare, the Romney/Ryan team represents total financial collapse.

Add that to his irresponsible view of the rest of the world, and it would be very unwise to gamble on Mitt Romney.

- Norm BoydPensacola

Pensacola

Swing state

Florida is a key swing state. Our economy is faltering! President Obama's policies have made no significant improvement in spite of huge government expenditures for stimulus. Why?

He also said, "If someone wants to build a new coal-fired power plant they can, but it will bankrupt them."

On Feb. 29, the Washington Post announced 10 power plants to close due to the phasing in of EPA rules. President Obama's policies to increase energy costs have been a major contributing factor in causing food and gasoline costs to nearly double over the past four years. Can you expect the economy to improve when increased taxes and energy costs are forcing up the prices of our products so no one will buy them?

We need change, a change in leadership in the White House and Senate to head America in the right direction. Be sure to vote on Tuesday.